Nick Hut
About the Author
Nick Hut is a former newspaper reporter with more than a decade of experience at HFMA. His HFMA Daily reporting is considered a top benefit of membership as members have come to rely on Hut’s daily insights on policy, legal and business developments. He has been at the forefront of major industry news, garnering a following from national media. Nick has earned multiple national awards, including two first-place honors in 2024 from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for excellence in analysis and reporting.
Latest Work
Texas-based study raises questions about impact of using additional criteria in No Surprises Act arbitration cases
Study results indicate that ongoing litigation over the independent dispute resolution process established by the No Surprises Act may not have a major impact on outcomes.
HFMA’s latest Outlook Survey reflects a healthcare industry on more stable footing: 5 takeaways
Recent feedback from HFMA members signals that healthcare finance and administrative operations have returned to something closer to normal in recent months.
Supreme Court unanimously finds that CMS veered out of bounds when it lowered drug payments for 340B hospitals
In a 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court said CMS didn’t have the authority to lower drug reimbursement amounts for 340B hospitals as it did in 2018 and 2019.
State of Medicare: Trustees push back projected date of Part A insolvency, but issues must be addressed
Even though the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund now is expected to be depleted in 2028 instead of 2026, Medicare still faces daunting challenges.
Insurer groups issue report showing the No Surprises Act’s early impact on patient billing
More than 2 million potential surprise medical bills were prevented during the first two months of the No Surprises Act, according to the health insurance lobby.
Saint Francis Health System tries to cope after the deadly shooting in a campus medical building
Saint Francis set up a fund to help employees and families who were affected by the June 1 shooting that took the lives of four people in an orthopedics clinic on the organization’s flagship campus.
The financial crunch of the pandemic is unlikely to subside anytime soon for hospitals
A leading credit-rating agency says the not-for-profit hospital sector will face significant headwinds for the rest of this year and beyond.
Digestive diseases led increase in treatment costs over the last two decades, analysis finds
A new study quantifies the extent to which treating disease has become increasingly expensive since just before the turn of the century.
25% of Medicare patients suffer clinical harm in the hospital, OIG report indicates
A quarter of Medicare patients experienced harm while being treated in hospitals during a single month in 2018, according to a new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General.
News Briefs: Hospital labor costs rose by almost 40% between 2019 and early 2022
As published in hfm magazine, a monthly roundup of top news for healthcare finance professionals.